Purnima

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Purnima

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Borrowed from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा (pūrṇimā, “full moon night”).

proper noun

  1. Hinduism The full moon. The day (tithi) in each month in which the full moon occurs, and marks the division in each month between the two lunar fortnight in Hindu calendar.
  2. A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.

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name a full moon day

हिन्दीपूर्णिमा pūrṇimā

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@misc{purnima_2026,
  title = {Purnima},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/purnima},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}